CANADA 1916 2c+1c Red KGVI Admiral on cover MILLBROOK to PETERBORO MAR 9 1916

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 1916 2cT1c Red KGVI Admiral posted from MILLBROOK.ONT on MAR 9 1916 to Miss Linda Hall,17 Fleming Place, Peterboro, Ontario, in good condition.

A fine piece of century old (105 years old) postal history for a historian who are interested in the study of  Ontario, Canada. The original letter from Maggie to Linda Hall as (see images attached) should be able to provide a little more details on the early life of the settles in Ontario, Canada. 

The Township of Cavan and the Village of Millbrook, previously part of Durham County, in 1974 became part of Peterborough County, and were amalgamated, along with North Monaghan, into one township — Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan in 1998. 

The original townships of Cavan and Monaghan were surveyed by John Deyell in 1817, and were named after County Cavan and County Monaghan in Ireland, from which many of its settlers had emigrated. By 1819, there were 244 settlers, and by 1861 the population had risen to 4,901, many of whom were descendants of United Empire Loyalists, veterans of the War of 1812 who had been granted land there, or the original and later settlers from Ireland. After Confederation in 1867, the population began to drop as many families left for Western Canada. The original Irish settlers were Protestants, and many of them were associated with the Orange Order. In the mid-19th century the "Cavan Blazers" were established as a fiercely Protestant vigilante group, who often burned down the farms of Catholic settlers.
 

Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Central Ontario, Canada. Peterborough is known as the gateway to the Kawarthas, "cottage country", a large recreational region of the province. Peterborough's nickname in the distant past was "The Electric City" as it was the first town in Canada to use electric streetlights. It also underscores the historical and present-day importance of technology and manufacturing as an economic base of the city, which has operations from large multi-national companies such as Siemens, Rolls-Royce Limited, and General Electric, and more local businesses such as Merit Precision Ltd., Dynacast and Bryston. Peterborough is among the best places to retire in Ontario according to some studies, which listed cultural activities and affordable living as some of the factors that attract seniors.
 

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